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Poles Wood

1 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pochard and Wigeon
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pochard and Wigeon
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Pochard, Wigeon, Shoveler +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Pochard, Wigeon, Shoveler +57 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Azure Damselfly, Common Darter, Emperor Dragonfly +21 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Common Darter, Emperor Dragonfly +21 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Good match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

6 public paths nearby

Public paths

Southfield Chasepublic footpath · 185 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 185 mSurface dirtPath type: service

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Cycling

38 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 13Cycling route

Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network

NCN National Route 13Cycling route

Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network

National Cycle Route 16Cycling route

Named routeRef 16National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route123 m

Named routeRef 13Length 123 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route181 m

Named routeRef 13Length 181 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route934 m

Named routeRef 16Length 934 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

10,283 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

10,283 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds37 species

winter

2026

Wigeon · Pochard · Shoveler · Black-tailed Godwit · Woodpigeon +32

WigeonMareca penelope
PochardAythya ferina
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Great TitParus major2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
PintailAnas acuta2025
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
RuffCalidris pugnax2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Limosa limosa islandicaLimosa limosa islandica2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025

🦌

Mammals4 species

springautumnwinter

2026

Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Bank Vole · Red Fox

MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Bank VoleMyodes glareolus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

10,283 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds37 species

winter

2026

Wigeon · Pochard · Shoveler · Black-tailed Godwit · Woodpigeon +32

WigeonMareca penelope
PochardAythya ferina
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Great TitParus major2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
PintailAnas acuta2025
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
RuffCalidris pugnax2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Limosa limosa islandicaLimosa limosa islandica2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025

🦌

Mammals4 species

springautumnwinter

2026

Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Bank Vole · Red Fox

MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Bank VoleMyodes glareolus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Alan Hughes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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